Wichita eagle., 1887-01-05
SOCIETY MEETING.


cure and kindred phenomena which was well |
received and elected general discussion, |
participated in by Drs. Tilden, Andrews,
WEIGH and Minick, who gave similar cases to |
the wonderful cures reported by the propa- |
gandist of the new faith as occurring under |
their own observation, and cured by ord- |
nary or professional methods. The business
of the EVENING" new fee bill-came up for
discussion. The opinion prevailed that the
present rates are not in keeping with the ad
vanced skill Of our physicians and surgeons,
or the financial ability of eur successful citi-
zens, and should be revised with reasonable
| discrimination as to the less fortunate OF our
community and vicinity.
Action on the bill was deferred till the
next regular session of the society
DR.. Tilden was named as eSsayist for next
meeting
The following is synopsis of DR.. Pratt's
paper on christian Science"
! The origin of evil has prominently occu-
pied the minds of men in all ages. Nothing
50 absurd as this present craze of the medical
yandals has ever been urged. Their marvel
| Gus discoveries and theories are as Old rs the
race. The occult ART, forming the basis
Of their new faith fills large place il the
worlds traditions. The slight admixture of
scripture with which they seek to make
plausible their fallacies is clear perversion.
We quote from Mrs. Eddy's book. entitled
'Science and Health with key to the
Scriptures" Everything in nature is spirit
wdich is God. There is no such thing as
matter. The physical world is delu,ion of
the senses and has no existence IL fact.
GAS God Is good and occupies
ell space there is no room for
evil, neither sickness, sorrow nor death
''Sin exists as only illusions of the mind
exists. 1t is the sense of sin and not the sin
fUl soul that is to be lost
Disease is fear made manifest III the body
1t is an illusion 10 be annihilated by science.
The science of mind shows conclusiyely how
il is that matter seemeth to be but is mott
''Divine science rising above physical theo-
ries excludes matter, resolves things into
thoughts and replaces the objects OF material
sense They claim ability to perform all
the miracles OF Christ and his apostles, but
denying there is any death, that it Is simply
a delusion Of the senses; they make no at
tempts to raise the dead is proof of their
claimed supernatural powers.
| BY reference 20 the Old Testament script
ures We find that the angels Of the Lord ap-
peared to men in material forms, that they
ate and drank ane wrestled.
Christ in tho New Testament appeared al
ter his resurrection in the midst of his dis
ciples, the door being shut, and said to them:
Handle ne and see that it is myself, for
| spirit hath not flesh and bones as We see me
have" Mrs. Eddy says: II have in my pos
! session we'll authenticated records of cures
by mental surgery of dislocated hip joints
and spinal vertebrae.''
Aside from few of these people to whom
honest ignorance may be imputed, this re-
vival of Anosticism and ThosOphy is purest
quackery.
| What do they doa It's in evidence
that g. modern inspired metaphys-
ician is ar Improvement on the
hypodermic syringe. Nervines and purga-
tives of the old regime, for their treatments
ngn influence OF the harmless methods tor
| pid bowels have been regulated, hysteria and
| hypochondria have been routed and innocent
turnors dispersed, possibly some cases Of
rheumatism and neuralgia temporarily re
leved
! Bat to relieve the mind and relieve the
| bowels guaGes the very highest water mark
! of their achievements. No diseases where
structural changes had taken place have eve:
| been cured by them. Large deductions must
| be made for their reported cases; they do
not bear the test of medical scrutiny or time
the well known errors in diagnosis Of
trained physicians is well known. Several
noted cases were cited by the essayist.
! The best obtainabe evidence IS to the eff
| feet that their cured consumptives and many
Others were having normal repIissions of dis
/ ease-their COnsumptiyes are having relapses
consequent upon the maturing Of fresh
crop Of tubercles: their heart disease and
cancer cases are dead Lord GaTdenstone
/ found upon close Investigation that two
thirds OF their reported cures were spurious
aud many Of their subjects dead lions
Herald says editorialiy; "Relapsed cases Of
faith cures ere excitingIy numerous but they
are not reported"
Says DR.. Beard, an emincntly regular au-
tority: "SpItituaiim. clareyoyance. mind
cure, etc, owe their popularity to the fact
that tue people do not understand
the physiology Of mind or its
relations to The body. The subject can
( TLe subject can only be studied successful
T Is - specialists who must give years to the
investigation"
have cured many patients in hospital
SICK with functional troubles ard certain
few Of organic ones by positively assuriI &
them they wonld lie well at a certain time.
Wnat patients confidently believe VIII zap
pen genera 3 comes 10 pass.
The vel known influence Of tha physician
for good OF III is known to all No oue not
in mental magnetic rapport with parent
has rigli: at his bed side. Such one can
do al th-ss wonders without the aid Of any
unnamed mystery. Beyond ProtoplasIa and
Gel. life there as something zoo fine for tae
M cro-,oge and chemical analysis the cloud
lands Of today rs.H become tt bill TOPS Of
truth tomorrow.
Thess modern saints ara Greeks bringing
gifts also. they are Of the earth earthly 1t
is clear proof that they practice Their Dc
ceptiou for the money there = IN il
MARRIED.
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